This volume is the most comprehensive study undertaken so far of the factors and conditions that will determine the scope and range of shipping and shipping activities in Arctic waters now and in the future. Furthermore, it is the first study comparing the three Arctic transport…
The most comprehensive and richest study undertaken so far of the factors and conditions that will determine the scope and range of shipping and shipping activities in Arctic waters now and in the future. Furthermore, it is the first study comparing the three Arctic transportati…
It is 1866, and young Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men who have met in secret to discuss a series of unexplained events: A wealthy man has vanis…
"It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to stake his claim in New Zealand's booming gold rush. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of 12 local men who have met in secret to discuss a series of unexplained events: a wealthy man has vanished, a …
Historisch overzicht van de manieren om te navigeren toen er van moderne technologie nog geen sprake was. Daarnaast wordt het observeren van natuurkundige verschijnselen uiteengezet om tot een goede navigatie te komen.
Ship management has constantly had to evolve to take into account the advancements in technology as well as the demands of the shipping industry. Having internet access and email on board ship has meant that the ship manager has to possess certain sets of skills to function effe…
There are 100,000 freighters on the seas. Between them they carry nearly everything we eat, wear and work with, but this is an industry that remains obscured from view, until a wreck or a spill puts it briefly in the spotlight. Here, in the company of the merchant seamen who mak…
Revealing the workings and dangers of freight shipping, the author sails from Rotterdam to Suez to Singapore to present an eye-opening glimpse into an overlooked world filled with suspect practices, dubious operators, and pirates.
There are 40,000 freighters on the seas. Nearly everything we eat, wear and work with has spent time on a ship. And yet this global industry has remained unexamined. Rose George travels the high seas with naval fleets, pirates, and illegal floating factories and visits the ports…
An unprecedented voyage through the shady world of international shipping, the hidden industry upon which our world turns and our future depends.
